Sometimes We Just Have To Know

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This old gal…

Was in the checkout line at HEB…watching the woman ahead set her groceries on the belt…

Some creamed soup appeared…lots and lots of creamed soup…two cases of creamed soup…and that’s when Curious George me…became…curious…

For it wasn’t just any creamed soup…like cream of mushroom…cream of chicken…no…it was different…unusual…

It was…cream of poblano…and cream of jalepeno…thought wow…that’s a lot of soup…a lot of spicy soup…whatever could she be making…

Wrestled with the internal manners police…is it rude to ask what she’s making…probably…most likely…didn’t care…asked anyway…

Excuse me…came the words…what do you use these soups for…she turned and smiled…anything…she said…you can only buy it at HEB so I’m taking these cases to my sister…

Maybe…came the thought…one of us should leave the line and pick up a can…try it with some casserole…or maybe…came another thought…she should just…

Do it next time…
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And that husband of mine…agreed…